TUV 29/04/2014 Party Election Broadcasts for the European Parliament

Jim Allister is a man who gets things done.

When last he served Northern Ireland in Europe,

the TaxPayers' Alliance named him

as the best MEP from the whole of the UK.

In Stormont, he was declared the best MLA by BBC's The View programme.

Though a single voice, he delivered Ann's Law,

to bar convicted terrorists

from £90,000-a-year Special Adviser posts -

the first victory in years for innocent victims,

and the first defeat in years for Sinn Fein.

He championed a campaign against the odious Maze shrine project

that forced a momentous DUP U-turn.

A proven friend of innocent victims,

he secured equality in pension rights for RUC widows.

And, as he promised,

he has been a constant thorn in the side of Sinn Fein/DUP misrule,

providing the only effective opposition in Stormont.

This is a man who can deliver.

As with most things, on the EU Jim Allister has a very clear view.

The EU is not delivering for the United Kingdom.

As a nation, we pour £17 billion every year into Brussels.

We get back less than half.

So the net cost to you, the UK taxpayer,

is a staggering £24 million a day.

£1 million for every hour.

In addition, the EU robs us of the right to make our own decisions

on such vital matters as immigration,

trade agreements and social policy.

I believe in the political unity, prosperity

and independence of the United Kingdom.

Not in Brussels diktats.

I believe we'd be better off out.

I support an early referendum.

So long as we remain in Europe, Jim Allister will defend our corner.

He has a proven record of tenaciously fighting for our farming,

fishing and consumer interests in Brussels.

He's ready to do it again.

Northern Ireland needs the strong voice that Jim Allister can provide.

But he'll not be lost to us in local politics.

Keeping pressure on Sinn Fein is his speciality.

Some who keep Sinn Fein in power like to pretend at election time

that only a first-preference vote for them will keep Sinn Fein at bay.

Such nonsense.

You can safely vote number 1 for your Unionist of choice,

and then use your other preferences for further Unionist candidates.

That way, the vote is actually maximised.

My mission in politics is to stand strong for what is right.

Whether in Belfast or Brussels, it's principle before power.

For too many in politics,

it's all about doing or saying whatever it takes to cling to power.

I hope I've demonstrated that TUV is different.

In Stormont, you've seen what one determined voice can achieve.

In Brussels, you can have the same.

In this election,

you have the opportunity to improve your representation in Brussels,

and at the same time

to pass your verdict on the dismal performance of Stormont.

If you want your disapproval to be heard, then vote for me.

I want durable devolution - proper democracy with an opposition.

Devolution that works. Not constant deadlock and division.

My vision for this generation and the next

is a strong United Kingdom, free from the shackles of Brussels,

and a strong Northern Ireland, free from the shackles of terrorism

and pandering to terrorism, such as we've seen in Stormont

and in the "on-the-run" scandal.

You can greatly strengthen my hand by voting TUV in this election.

Let us together take a stand for principled politics,

at home and abroad.

In this European election -

vote 1, vote for Jim Allister.